River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-10-20
NORTHWESTERN NEWS.

Arnold Kohler, a Swiss farmer living
in the north part of Becker county, Mimi,
was murdered by his neighbor John Adams,
on whom he called for the purpose of notify
ing him TO keep his cattle out of his turnip
field Shortly Afterwards Earnest Mottas,
who lives with Kohler, heard Kohler's little
girl in the field calling for help, that John
Adams was k Hing her father. He ran over
to Adams house and found Kohler down,
Adams on top, and Mrs. Adams belaboring
kohler over the head with stick of stove
wood lie pulled Adams off and helped
KOhier to his feet. telling him to come
home He then started out, thinking Kohler
was following him. lie heard two shots
fired, and KOhler staggered out, saying,
81 ara shot" and fell to the ground Mottas
procured team end started for home with
Kohler, who expired before reaching there.
There are those in the neighborhoOd who
say that the vicious and murderous attack
by Adams was premeditated Adams was
owing Kohler, and told neighbor during
the past summer that after he (Adams) re-
turned from Dakota this fall he would have
a settlement with kohler, and he would do
something to him that no person would
think of. He also told another neighbor
that he had killed man with a whisky
bottle in the old country (Russia), and had
to skip to America. Kohler was very mnch
liked by his neighbOrs. He leaves a wife
Adams was caught by constable at Frazee
while trying to escape by the train and
taken 70 Detroit.
Wilbur +. James. whose true name
is Frank Landers, discounted his 24-years
sentence liz the Saltwater, Mimi, peniten-
tiary, by leaving that institution after two
wears service. His career Of swindling at
st. Paul is well remembered, and by his
plausibil t. he was granted unusual
freedom in the penitentiary and 50 gained
his opportunity. IL was not the custom to
ok ibis polished scamp up until bed time,
so he slipped down to the barber shop and
ass sted by John Carlin, the prison barber,
a Goodhue county convict, pried open q
passage with crowbar, got into the yard
and out of il through the board fence at
one side. james was given so much
freedom that it is thought he had arranged
with friends to meet him outside with
citizens clothes ana otherwise assist him in
his bold dash for liberty.
Bishop ireland, accompanied by
Father Koebert, of st. Paul, and Father
Becker, of Prairie du Chen, visited Gale
donia, Mimi, and were met at the station
by large cOncourse of people and the To-
cal brass band and escorted to the resi-
dence of Father Shanahan, pastor of st.
Johns church. Sunday confirmation SER
vices were held at the two large Catholic
churches and about go chill iren were con-
firmed, equally divided between the Ger
man and Irish congregations. There was
very large gathering of people from the
surrounding country, and the churches
were CROW ded to their almost capacity.
By special request the Bishop kindly con-
sented to speak on temperance at the court
house in the evening.
A case of a good deal of probable
Importance has arisen at Watonwan
County, MINI. The grand jury at st.
James returned two bills of indictment
against II. W. Cushing, deputy boiler in
spector, one for impersonating an officer
and one for obtaining money under false
prctenses. Gushing is deputy under his
brother, J. r. Gushing of Minneapolis state
boiler inspector, and has made numerous
inspections in the above county, and given
licenses as deputy inspector, charging the
fee allowed 10y law. The law, it is claimed,
so the attorney general has decided. does
not authorize the appointment of deputies.
II such is the case numerous engineers
roGghout the State are running engines
on certificates that are worthless.
A vigorous complaint comes from
Claremont, OAK, because Of the inability
or NEGLECT Of the Manitoba railway to furn-
ish the necessary cars for shipment of
wheat The elevators and warehouses are
nlled 70 their utmost capacity and farmers
are obliged to haul their wheat home after
bringing il TO market. Farmers and ship
pers hang around the depot al night, COB
be onto the first empties and take them by
main force. Payments and obligations are
coming due and farmers are unable To meet
them on accouat OF not being able to dispose
of that only commodity whereby they can
realize any money. The board of railroad
commissioners have been appealed to in
the matter.
Bishop Marty. while at Redfeld,
OAK, announced that be has decided to
give the Cath lies a resident pastor. Here
tofore Redfield. has been a mission
attached TO Zell. Father Baners, now of
Columbia, will be the resident priest. A
good sized pars onage will be erected at
once.
The Wisconsin militia were quite
fortunate az the Chicago military drill in
prize winning; Company drill. LIST prize